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It’s (another) boy! Michigan family with 13 sons gets No. 14
ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan couple with 13 sons has welcomed a 14th into the family. The Grand Rapids Press reports Jay and Kateri Schwandt’s latest addition was born Wednesday evening, five days before…
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Homeowner finds naked intruder in her tub, eating Cheetos
MONROE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say a woman came home to discover a naked stranger in her tub, eating her Cheetos while taking a bath. A Monroe police affidavit says 29-year-old Evelyn Washington…
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‘Poop Train’ full of NYC sewage raises stink in Alabama town
This could be why people don’t like New Yorkers: A stinking trainload of human waste from New York City is stranded in a tiny Alabama town, spreading a stench like a giant backed-up toilet.
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Highway department apologizes for ‘inappropriate message’
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s transportation department has apologized for an “inappropriate message” that appeared on one of its traffic signs. Motorist Ruslan Kozlov tells KCPQ-TV he was driving on Interstate 5 south Tuesday afternoon…
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Russell Crowe movie jockstrap gifted to Alaska Blockbuster
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” is trying to give one of the last Blockbuster Video locations in the world a little help in drawing customers instead of streaming movies…
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Egypt’s mufti issues fatwa against buying Facebook ‘likes’
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top mufti has issued a fatwa, or a religious decree, saying that buying Facebook “likes” is prohibited under Islam because it’s a form of fraud and deception. Grand Mufti Shawki Allam…
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Headless doll triggers major police operation in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — An apparent headless body that prompted a major police operation in southern Germany has turned out to be a doll. Police in Baden-Wuerttemberg state say a passer-by spotted what appeared to be…
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Man said Hooters sign fell on his foot; video said otherwise
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man said the letter “o” from a Hooters sign blew off the wall and landed on his foot, leaving him with injuries, but surveillance video said otherwise. WFLA…
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2 men use signs to spread happiness
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Two New Hampshire men are trying to spread some positivity in Nashua with their feel-good signs. NH1 reports Greg Amaral and Wendell Walker have stood in downtown Nashua with signs carrying…
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WiFi network named ‘remote detonator’ prompts gym evacuation
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan gym patron looking for a WiFi connection found one named “remote detonator,” prompting an evacuation and precautionary search of the facility by a bomb-sniffing dog. The Saginaw News…
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Minnesota firehouse opens doors during blizzard for prom
FOREST LAKE, Minn. (AP) — Firefighters came to the rescue for a group of Minnesota high school students when a blizzard struck during their prom. The Forest Lake Fire Department opened its firehouse for three…
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Florida man asks about stealing beer; learns it means jail
SEBASTIAN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man asked the store clerk, “What would happen if I stole some beer?” Police say Christopher Maxwell soon found out. Sebastian police told TCPalm.com the 33-year-old Maxwell entered a…
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African warthog found wandering through Florida neighborhood
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — African warthogs, not surprisingly, are not native to Florida so state wildlife officials are investigating how one wound up loose in a suburban neighborhood. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
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Town wants UFO memorial moved; witness objects
SHEFFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A memorial in a remote corner of Massachusetts that marks a 1969 UFO sighting has been ordered moved, but one man who experienced a close encounter is objecting. The 5,000-pound (2,300-kilogram)…
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Argument over Fla. dog’s real owner leads to court custody fight
A rift between two former neighbors in Florida has resulted in them sharing custody of a Labrador retriever mix.
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